Chinese official says Hong Kong facing biggest crisis since 1997

Hong Kong is facing its biggest crisis since it returned from British to Chinese rule in 1997, the head of China's Hong Kong and Macau Affairs office said on Wednesday.

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Mexico robbery: Armed gang seizes gold coins from mint

The coins worth more than $2m were taken from an open vault in Mexico City, police say.

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New best story on Hacker News: New York City Neighbors Build Cheaper Way to Connect to Web

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Popular Indian former foreign minister dies

Sushma Swaraj became known for helping Indians stuck abroad by responding to them on Twitter.

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No-deal Brexit: How might it affect the EU?

The BBC's Adam Fleming explains what a no-deal Brexit might mean for the 27 EU countries.

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Factbox: Mass shootings in U.S. ignite new calls for gun legislation

A cluster of recent mass shootings that killed 36 people in California, Texas and Ohio has sparked renewed calls for the U.S. Congress to pass legislation to prevent gun violence.

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Factbox: Presidential candidates back gun restrictions in wake of mass shootings

Democratic presidential candidates have demanded action on proposals to curtail gun violence in the aftermath of two mass shootings that killed 31 people in Texas and Ohio over the weekend.

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Sink or swim: Chinese port plans put Pacific back in play

Early in the morning, before sunrise, low tide on the Samoan island of Savai'i reveals the remnants of an old American airstrip, washed away by decades of erosion, cyclones and tsunamis.

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8chan owner called before U.S. Congress, as latest host drops site

Online message board 8chan's fortunes worsened on Tuesday, as the site was once again made homeless by a technical services provider and its owner was called to testify before the U.S. Congress after 8chan was linked to the weekend mass shooting in El Paso, Texas.

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Toni Morrison remembered

Americans at a bookshop near her old university in Washington DC reflect on what she meant to them.

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Tunisia's moderate Ennahda VP Mourou to run in presidential elections

Tunisia's biggest political party Ennahda named a candidate for presidential elections on Tuesday, the first time the moderate Islamist party has put up a nominee for the post since the country transitioned to democracy after the 2011 revolution.

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Lone wolf attackers inspire each other, NATO chief says

Nations must work together to stop lone wolf attackers, who take inspiration from each other, NATO's secretary general Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday, during a visit to a mosque in New Zealand where a gunman killed dozens of people in March.

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El Paso Shootings: Father of victim 'forgives' his son's killer

Andre and his wife Jordan were among the 22 killed in the El Paso shooting. Andre's father and brother have spoken to the BBC.

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Bobi Wine: On the road with Uganda's 'ghetto president'

Musician Bobi Wine explains why he wants to be the next president of Uganda.

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Obama urges Americans to reject leaders who stoke hatred

The former US president's comments came after Donald Trump was accused of fuelling violence.

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After shootings, tech companies pressured to pull plug on 8chan

Critics pressed Twitter and other tech companies to shun online message board 8chan on Monday, after it was used by a mass shooter to announce an attack for the third time this year.

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Trump imposes total U.S. freeze on Venezuelan government assets

U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a freeze on all Venezuelan government assets in the United States on Monday, sharply escalating a diplomatic and sanctions drive aimed at removing socialist President Nicolas Maduro from power.

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After shootings, Trump reins in his attacks - for now

After back-to-back mass shootings in two states over the weekend spurred widespread condemnation of his rhetoric and style, President Donald Trump chose to suppress his instinct to attack his rivals - at least for now.

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North Korea threatens to take 'new road', launches more missiles

North Korea fired missiles into the sea off its east coast for the fourth time in less than two weeks, the South Korean military said on Tuesday, as Pyongyang protested that joint U.S.-South Korea military drills violated diplomatic agreements.

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China to counter U.S. deployment of intermediate-range missiles in Asia

China will take countermeasures if the U.S. deploys intermediate-range missiles in Asia, a Chinese foreign ministry official said on Tuesday.

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Trump imposes sanctions on Venezuelan government's assets

U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed sanctions on assets of the Venezuelan government, according to an executive order published on Monday.

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Lives lived and lost along Manila's Pasig river

Dozens of bodies were pulled from the Philippine river last year, suspected victims of the drug war.

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